try for

phrasal verb

tried for; trying for; tries for

: to make an attempt or effort to get (something)

He tried for second place but finished third instead.

Examples of try for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, McCraney was tried for capital murder with the possibility of receiving the death penalty. —Marcus Mewborn, ABC News, 10 May 2024

The shortstop tried for the force at second, but threw the ball into right field and Baker scampered home with the winning run. —John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024

It’s been utter domination for Dan Hurley’s UConn team, which in 2024-25 will be trying for a three-peat with some new players. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024

Scientists have been trying for decades to understand what those clicks might mean, with only minimal progress. —Maria Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024

Western powers have been trying for more than a year to convince China not to give Russia military support. —Fox News, 6 May 2024

But Trump did claim that political opponents have tried for years to get him and the people around him. —David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024

But he has never been tried for his actions during the wars in Liberia. —Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 3 May 2024

Doctors tried for more than two minutes to resuscitate her by pumping air into her mouth and tapping the tissue-paper skin stretched over her ribs. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024